execution

/ˌɛksəkjˈuʃən/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

putting a condemned person to death
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
“they criticised his performance as mayor”
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
(law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
“the agency was created for the implementation of the policy”
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

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